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Dierks Bentley (album)

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Recorded
  
2003

Length
  
46:19

Producer
  
Brett Beavers

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
Capitol Nashville

Released
  
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)

Dierks Bentley is the first major-label album of country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released on August 19, 2003 via Capitol Records Nashville and produced three singles in "What Was I Thinkin'", "My Last Name", "How Am I Doin'". The first one serves as his debut single, and it also became his first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album sold 1.1 million copies in the US.

Contents

The track "My Love Will Follow You" was originally recorded by Buddy Miller on his 1995 album Your Love and Other Lies. "Bartenders, Etc." and "Whiskey Tears" were originally featured on Bentley's independently released 2001 album Don't Leave Me in Love, and were re-recorded for this album.

Personnel

  • Dierks Bentley – lead vocals
  • Steve Brewster – drums
  • Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
  • Shad Cobb – fiddle
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Rusty Danmyer – steel guitar
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Terry Eldredge – background vocals
  • Lona Heins – background vocals
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro
  • Randy Kohrs – Dobro
  • James Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Russ Pahl – steel guitar, banjo
  • Steven Sheehan – acoustic guitar
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals

    • The Del McCoury Band (Track 13)

  • Mike Bub – upright bass
  • Jason Carter – fiddle
  • Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Rob McCoury – banjo
  • Ronnie McCoury – mandolin, background vocals

    • References

    Dierks Bentley (album) Wikipedia
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